2. They posted it in their forum instead of on the front page, where all their Rove stories have been advertised. In fact, as of this writing, the Rove story they’re apologizing for is still linked on the front page with no mention of the partial retraction. Here’s a screencap; I added the red arrow:

3. “[W]e erred in getting too far out in front of the news-cycle” instantly joins “fake but accurate” in the pantheon of inane bullshit spouted by journalists who won’t cop to their own mistakes/malfeasance. Congratulations, guys.

Thanks for the heads up to Dan Riehl, who’s seizing this opportunity to get out in front of the news cycle on a bunch of stories.

Update:Goldstein gets out in front of the news cycle on Carmen Electra.

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I am not allowed to do a REAL Vent here…so I will just say this…the next time someone tells me that the MSM is NOT biased I will just explain POLITLEY, that the issue is simple hatred of George Bush and anything he touches. You may agree with me if you wish. Thank you for listening and then I will calmly walk away to find a padded room in which to my SCREEMING!!!!!!!! ;-0

I started celebrating a Cavaliers win last night, but realized I had erred in getting too far out in front of the game-cycle. I mumbled a retraction to the bartender but he made me pay for the beer anyway.

Gee, I thought that if an indictment was handed out, it was required to be served right away. I was unaware that indictments, warrants, or other court orders could be put in a drawer and ignored until some later future date.

Reporters, the ones who think they have the special abilities to forsee the future, should they get too far ahead of themselves, could be run over by actual news-cycles [risking possible damage to their little crystal balls].

Don’t worry, the intrepid folks over there have figured it out — according to one comment, it’s (surprise) actually all Bush’s fault:

“…we’re living in a different time now one like we’ve never known before. The desparation and anxiety that has been created by this administration has generated such a sense of expediency to rid ourselves of this evil possibly there were hasty decisions made. We should use this as an unifying opportunity and turn it into an advantage.”

I do not want to see a Democrat win the Presidency.
I do not want Democrats to win a majority in Congress.
But if either of those things happened, even though the media would continue to lie, at least they would be Happy Lies:
“President’s approval rating skyrockets!
Hey! We’ve got a great economy!No idea how that happened!
Congress can be trusted with Democrats in power!
Howard Dean makes sense! (Okay-too far. Sorry.)”

AllahPundit—The DUmmie FUnnies have been on top of this Fitzmas story from the get-go including the latest incarnation posted here. We didn’t use the term “crap sandwich” but one pretty close to it (along with the appropriate graphic). Hee! Hee! Check it out.

A very sad sideline here is the reaction of the left (left their minds) , cheerful gleeful reaction by our Dems IN OFFICE, Hillary cheerleading. What a disgraceful reaction to something negative for our country, let alone to a leader or anyone in any office.
When did it become OK for our congress-people to publicly act like kindergartners on the playground, lying, cheating, calling for the demise of all opposed to them. The left and Dems in office have become a total embarrassment- for all of America. The world laughs at us, at least those that don’t want to kill us.
The Dems spend more of their time manipulating laws so they can write indictments, then they do trying to help existing Americans. If they used half of that creativity for good, we might get somewhere….well maybe not.
They’re screwing up my home, my country , my city, my land, my DREAMS and NOW they want to give it all to someone else. An alien who doesn’t even like my country.
Maybe that is the common thread, hate.
We must vote, and vote for the good of America. The Dems scare the crap out of me.
.Have a nice day!

Amen. Next time someone tries to pin their angst and hatred on “the administration’s policies” or the “unjust” Iraq war, remind them that Letterman’s production company flashed up their “SNIPERS WANTED” “joke” right after Governor Bush had been nominated by the GOP.